Mitochondrion:- Mitochondria are known as the powerhouses of the cell. They are organelles that act like a digestive system which takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and creates energy rich molecules for the cell.

Objectives After finishing this material and the readings in your text you should be able to: Explain the three basic things microscopes need to be able to do: Illumination, magnification, resoluti…

Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of mitochondria (blue) in an adipocyte (fat cell). Mitochondria are a type of organelle found in the cytoplasm of eukaryMicroscopic color photo of blue round mtdna cells in an orange background